About the Sega Master System
The Sega Master System (SMS for short) is an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console that was manufactured by Sega. Its original Japanese incarnation was the SG-1000 Mark III. The SG-1000 Mark III came after the SG-1000 Mark I and SG-1000 Mark II. It was released in Japan on October 20, 1985. The system was redesigned and sold in the United States under the name Sega Master System in June 1986, the year after the Nintendo Entertainment System was released. A second Japanese release followed in 1987, under the Master System moniker.
The Master System completely failed to dent Nintendo's dominance in the US and Japan. In the European market, this console launched Sega onto a competitive level comparable to Nintendo, and it is in this territory that the 8-bit machine enjoyed the most success. It was supported well into the 90's by Sega and many other Western publishers. Graphically, it was better than the NES by some margin - some of the games were even a match for early Megadrive software - but it lacked the third party support that Nintendo had.
Sega Master System Reviews
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| Game Title | Buy | Magazine | Genre | Publisher | Score | |
| Ace of Aces |  |  | MM - 12 | Simulation | Sega | 29% |
| Alien Storm | | | MM - 17 | Beat 'Em Up | Sega | 38% |
| Arcade Smash Hits | | | MM - 22 | Shoot 'Em Up | Virgin | 51% |
| Asterix | | | MM - 17 | Platform Game | Sega | 80% |
| Back to the Future 2 | | | MM - 15 | Role Playing | Imageworks | 37% |
| Back to the Future 3 | | | MM - 19 | Platform Game | Imageworks | 68% |
| Bonanza Bros | | | MM - 20 | Arcade Conversion | Sega | 57% |
| Bubble Bobble | | | MM - 16 | Arcade Conversion | Taito | 85% |
| California Games | | | MM - 6 | Sports Game | Sega | 93% |
| Chuck Rock | | | MM - 21 | Platform Game | Virgin | 90% |
| Columns | | | MM - 2 | Puzzle Game | Sega | 89% |
| Cyber Shinobi | | | MM - 5 | Platform Game | Sega | 58% |
| Dick Tracy | | | MM - 5 | Platform Game | Sega | 77% |
| Donald Duck - The Lucky ... | | | MM - 16 | Platform Game | Sega | 92% |
| Dynamite Duke | | | MM - 6 | Arcade Conversion | Sega | 79% |
| ESWAT | | | MM - 2 | Platform Game | Sega | 68% |
| Fire and Forget 2 | | | MM - 2 | Driving Game | Titus | 82% |
| Forgotten Worlds | | | MM - 9 | Shoot 'Em Up | Sega | 62% |
| G-Loc | | | MM - 15 | Simulation | Sega | 82% |
| Gain Ground | | | MM - 4 | Arcade Conversion | Sega | 62% |
| Galaxy Force | | | MM - 8 | Shoot 'Em Up | Sega | 85% |
| Gauntlet | | | MM - 1 | Arcade Conversion | US Gold | 92% |
| Ghouls 'n' Ghosts | | | MM - 7 | Platform Game | Sega | 80% |
| Golden Axe Warrior | | | MM - 7 | Role Playing | Sega | 46% |
| Heavyweight Boxing | | | MM - 7 | Sports Game | Sega | 46% |
| Impossible Mission | | | MM - 1 | Platform Game | US Gold | 94% |
| Indiana Jones and the ... | | | MM - 1 | Platform Game | US Gold | 85% |
| Joe Montana's Football | | | MM - 8 | Sports Game | Sega | 65% |
| Jungle Fighter | | | MM - 3 | Platform Game | Sega | 72% |
| Klax | | | MM - 16 | Puzzle Game | Domark | 88% |
| Laser Ghost | | | MM - 15 | Shoot 'Em Up | Sega | 76% |
| Line of Fire | | | MM - 15 | Shoot 'Em Up | Sega | 46% |
| Marble Madness | | | MM - 21 | Puzzle Game | Virgin | 70% |
| Mercs | | | MM - 16 | Shoot 'Em Up | Sega | 81% |
| Mickey Mouse | | | MM - 4 | Platform Game | Sega | 93% |
| Moonwalker | | | MM - 4 | Platform Game | Sega | 80% |
| Ms Pacman | | | MM - 15 | Arcade Conversion | Tengen | 31% |
| Ninja Gaiden | | | MM - 24 | Platform Game | Tecmo | 83% |
| Olympic Gold | | | MM - 22 | Sports Game | US Gold | 81% |
| Outrun Europa | | | MM - 15 | Driving Game | US Gold | 63% |
| PacMania | | | MM - 6 | Arcade Conversion | Tecmagik | 90% |
| Paperboy | | | MM - 1 | Sports Game | US Gold | 85% |
| Prince of Persia | | | MM - 22 | Platform Game | Domark | 91% |
| Psycho Fox | | | MM - 11 | Platform Game | Sega | 90% |
| R-Type | | | MM - 7 | Shoot 'Em Up | Sega | 92% |
| Rampart | | | MM - 16 | Puzzle Game | Tengen | 87% |
| Running Battle | | | MM - 17 | Platform Game | Sega | 54% |
| Sagaia | | | MM - 24 | Shoot 'Em Up | Taito | 67% |
| Sega Chess | | | MM - 10 | Simulation | Sega | 77% |
| Shadow Dancer | | | MM - 16 | Arcade Conversion | Sega | 71% |
| Shadow of the Beast | | | MM - 14 | Role Playing | Tecmagik | 80% |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | | | MM - 15 | Platform Game | Sega | 90% |
| Speedball | | | MM - 5 | Sports Game | Mirrorsoft | 79% |
| Speedball 2 | | | MM - 19 | Sports Game | Imageworks | 88% |
| Spiderman | | | MM - 11 | Platform Game | Sega | 87% |
| Strider | | | MM - 6 | Platform Game | Sega | 67% |
| Summer Games | | | MM - 1 | Sports Game | Sega | 41% |
| Super Kick Off | | | MM - 14 | Sports Game | US Gold | 96% |
| Super Monaco GP 2 | | | MM - 21 | Driving Game | Sega | 41% |
| Super Space Invaders | | | MM - 15 | Shoot 'Em Up | Domark | 82% |
| The Terminator | | | MM - 21 | Platform Game | Virgin | 82% |
| Wimbledon Tennis | | | MM - 18 | Shoot 'Em Up | Sega | 80% |
| Wonderboy 3 - The ... | | | MM - 1 | Role Playing | Sega | 95% |
| World Class Leaderboard | | | MM - 8 | Sports Game | US Gold | 92% |
| World Cup Italia 90 | | | MM - 3 | Sports Game | Sega | 51% |
| Xenon 2 - Megablast | | | MM - 13 | Shoot 'Em Up | Mirrorsoft | 84% |